- Issued:
- 2025-03-06
- Updated:
- 2025-03-06
RHEA-2025:2421 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An update for microcode_ctl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support.
Description
The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel and AMD processors.
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware CseVariableStorageSmm (JIRA:RHEL-79200)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware (JIRA:RHEL-79201)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware (JIRA:RHEL-79202)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in XmlCli feature for UEFI firmware (JIRA:RHEL-79217)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware (JIRA:RHEL-79219)
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64
Fixes
(none)References
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Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-20220809-2.20250211.1.el8_8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4c5415751e4e0ab7b29d30e6c4bf60268df8db6da6578e5c89b49c62abb05890 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-20220809-2.20250211.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f7c6b4d37a96a7e84d3d6e4e862fcd17269f7206aa9a4be4c380d82a8d115808 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-20220809-2.20250211.1.el8_8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4c5415751e4e0ab7b29d30e6c4bf60268df8db6da6578e5c89b49c62abb05890 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-20220809-2.20250211.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f7c6b4d37a96a7e84d3d6e4e862fcd17269f7206aa9a4be4c380d82a8d115808 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-20220809-2.20250211.1.el8_8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4c5415751e4e0ab7b29d30e6c4bf60268df8db6da6578e5c89b49c62abb05890 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-20220809-2.20250211.1.el8_8.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f7c6b4d37a96a7e84d3d6e4e862fcd17269f7206aa9a4be4c380d82a8d115808 |
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